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PAPPAS STEALS THE SHOW AT CHICAGO EVENT

For the first time since 1983 the major professional tour returned to the city of Chicago, Illinois as the USTSA presented the annual National Foosball Championships this past July 4th weekend. There were plenty of sparkling performances and foosball fireworks in the “Windy City�, but no one burned brighter than 20-year-old Billy Pappas, whose explosive play led to wins in all three major events in yet another eye-opening performance by the young star out of Boston, Mass.

Billy claimed the Mixed Doubles title with first-time winner Melissa Kegg, won the Championship Singles final in a showdown with Terry Moore, and added the Championship Doubles title playing with Trevor Park, who also finally earned his first major title.

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Billy Pappas

"Billy the Kid" had an amazing year, winning the World Open Singles championship while finishing second in Open Doubles at the Dallas event. Pappas notched eight top four finishes on the major tour and also won multiple events at the Utah, Kentucky and Texas State Championships. Billy was voted Tornado Forward and Player of the Year.

Frederic Collignon

Collignon's 2005 season, which consisted of just two major events, included five finals appearances and three major titles. Frederico earned his 15th and 16th career world titles in Dallas, where he finished in the top 5 in all five of his available events.

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Tremendous performances from the sport�s two biggest stars and several first time winners highlighted the 2005 USTSA World Championships, held this past Labor Day weekend at the DFW Hyatt Regency Hotel in Dallas, Texas. Players from across North America and around the world were on hand for this annual foosball spectacle which offered players a revised format that featured both "Open" and "Championship" events.

In the five Open events, four new names were added to the list of major world champions, while the two Championship events, which featured the game�s top competitors and qualifiers, were again dominated by the most famous names in the world of foosball. Here is a look at how the 2005 Dallas event unfolded...